British Army in Northern Ireland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Army_in_Northern_Ireland

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties	thousands wounded over 700 soldiers killed
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_Sir_Frank_Kitson gptkb:General_Sir_Michael_Jackson
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:The_Troubles
gptkbp:controversy	allegations of human rights abuses allegations of collusion
gptkbp:endDate	2007
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Aldergrove gptkb:Armagh gptkb:Belfast gptkb:Derry gptkb:Lisburn gptkb:Omagh gptkb:South_Armagh gptkb:Ballykinler gptkb:Enniskillen gptkb:Bessbrook gptkb:Crossmaglen gptkb:Newtownhamilton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Army in Northern Ireland
gptkbp:initiallyWelcomedBy	Catholic Church
gptkbp:initialRequestBy	gptkb:Northern_Ireland_government
gptkbp:laterOpposedBy	Catholic Church
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Falls_Curfew gptkb:Operation_Motorman gptkb:Bloody_Sunday
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Rifles gptkb:Household_Cavalry gptkb:Parachute_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Anglian_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Military_Police gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers gptkb:Special_Air_Service gptkb:Welsh_Guards gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Constabulary gptkb:Coldstream_Guards gptkb:Grenadier_Guards gptkb:Irish_Guards gptkb:Royal_Marines gptkb:Scots_Guards gptkb:Queen's_Own_Highlanders gptkb:Black_Watch gptkb:Royal_Green_Jackets gptkb:Royal_Hampshire_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Highland_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Irish_Rangers gptkb:Royal_Scots gptkb:Royal_Welch_Fusiliers gptkb:Ulster_Defence_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Provisional_IRA gptkb:INLA Irish Republican Army
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Operation_Banner
gptkbp:peakDeployment	over 21,000 soldiers
gptkbp:primaryMission	protect civilians restore order support police
gptkbp:role	peacekeeping support to civil authorities counter-insurgency
gptkbp:startDate	1969
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Operation_Helvetic
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Constabulary gptkb:Ulster_Defence_Regiment
gptkbp:withdrawn	2007
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:General_Sir_Frank_Kitson gptkb:Sir_Ken_Howard
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7